[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] Fwd: [ossb] FW: On-Line Worship: Is It Really Accessible to All? Webinar and Survey

Thu Mar 18 21:53:42 UTC 2021

Hello,

I received this on a different chat group that I am on. Thought some of you might be interested in it.

Annette

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From: Elizabeth Sammons <IamAntigone at att.net>
Date: March 18, 2021 at 5:25:37 PM EDT
To: ossb at groups.io
Subject: [ossb] FW: On-Line Worship: Is It Really Accessible to All? Webinar and Survey
Reply-To: ossb at groups.io

Hello again, all,

With many of us being people of faith with our own worship-related experiences, I thought some of you would have interest in this survey and April event. Please also feel free to share further.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth

On 3/18/21, 3:32 PM, "Spirituality and theology of disability on behalf of Bill Gaventa" <DISABILITY-AND-SPIRITUALITY at JISCMAIL.AC.UK on behalf of bill.gaventa at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

Friends and Colleagues Involved in Inclusive Ministries with People with Disabilities.

We are at the one year anniversary of most churches moving services and other programs on-line because of the pandemic.  People coordinating special ministries and/or inclusive ministries have had to do the same. Or, in other words, everyone became a shut-in vis a vis church. 

The paradox is that some reports and conversation indicate that online religious events are more accessible for people with disabilities and their families, making it easier for them to participate. Others say that is not the case. So, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is doing two things to explore this:

First, a 90 minute webinar on April 16, entitled  Online Worship: Is It Really Accessible to All?
https://www.austinseminary.edu/lifelong-learning/online/accessible-worship.  The panel includes  Jennifer Lord, Dorothy B. Vickery Professor of Homiletics and Liturgical Studies at Austin Seminary, disability advocates and authors, Loui Lord Nelson, the president of The UDL  (Universal Design in Learning) Approach, and Bill Gaventa, founder and director emeritus, Institute on Theology and Disability, and alumna Amy Litzinger.

Second, the panel would love your input about the question before the webinar. To that end, we invite you to use a survey at  https://forms.gle/RmEBiur2r77tvrsTA to share your thoughts and experiences. We would also love your help in getting the survey to people with disabilities and their families. This relates to any form of disability, including ones caused by aging. We will refer to the input in the webinar and figure out some other ways to summarize it for all of our learning.

In advance, on behalf of the planning team and panel, thank you. We look forward to your input and to your participation. Please feel free to share this email with any individuals, families, congregations, and/or networks that might be interested. 

And feel free to ask questions. I will direct them to the right people!

Bill Gaventa, M.Div.
Author:  Disability and Spirituality: Recovering Wholeness
Speaker, Trainer and Consultant, Faith and Disability
Telephone: 732-718-5875

Founder and Director Emeritus, Institute on Theology and Disability (theologydisability.org, facebook)
National Collaborative on Faith and Disability (faithanddisability.org)

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